单词 | asclepiadean |
释义 | Asclepiadean[ uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uhn ] / əˌskli pi əˈdi ən / adjectivenoting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb. nounan Asclepiadean verse. Origin of Asclepiadean1700–10; <Greek Asklēpiádei(os) pertaining to Asclepiades, 3rd-century Greek poet to whom the verse was attributed + -an Words nearby Asclepiadeanascidium, ascigerous, ASCII, ascites, asclepiadaceous, Asclepiadean, Asclepiades, asclepias, Asclepius, asco-, ascocarp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for AsclepiadeanAsclepiadean / (æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən) prosody / adjectiveof or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb nounAlso called: Asclepiad an Asclepiadean verse Word Origin for AsclepiadeanC17: via Latin from Greek Asklēpiadēs (about 270 bc), who invented the verse form Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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